Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-01-27
THE IMMIGRATIoN WORK.
Opening Offices in Los Angeles to Adser-
tise Cent al California.

Opening Offices in Los Angeles to Adser'
tise Cent al California.
The following letter upon the sub
ject of opening an office in Los An
geles to advertise Central and North
ern California among the large num-
Der of Eastern visitors to that portion OF the
State, has been addressed to and received
by DR.. H Latham, and refers to the move
men alluded to in San Francisco dispatch
to the RECORD UNION few days SINCE
SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY,
SAN FRANCISCO, January H. ISL
Ny DEAR SIR: ! take pleasure In aekhowi.
edgiug receipt of your favor OF the l9th instant
on the subject matter of the proposition already
advanced, suggesting full and proper repre-
sentation be made from Northern California by
the establishment of an advertising agency IN
Los Angeles. Among other reasons, when VIII
be readily appreciated by any one giving the
matter attention, / have TO submit the follow
ing:
First-That apparently Los Angeles at the
present time is the migratory center OF the "a
cific Coast, our records showing the great ma
jority OF people that have recently come from
the East are destined TO. and have become, tenn
porarily at least, located in Southern California.
Second-That some of these new corners nnd-
ing the ruling prices for lands in Southern Cali
fornia so high, in fact with the average man
practically beyond his means, they are now
seeking other localities, and others will be In
duced to follow these disappointed ones
Third-That a very large proportion OF the
strangers are seeking information especially
concerning other sections of California where
cheap lands can be found, taking. into consid-
Grafton at the same time an acceptable climate.
Fourth-lt has been suggested, and very prop
erly so, that the counties comprising the upper
half of the State should unite in opening an of
fee in Los Angeles, for the dissemination OF in
formation relating to that section particularly,
and for exhibition of the products of their
farms, mines and mills.
Fifth-Such exhibit and such information
must most certainly, result in inducing goodly
proportion of these newcomers 10 seek location
in Upper California.
Tulare is moving in this matter, likewise
Fresno by having already established advertis-
ing agencies in los Angeles. am in receipt of
n letter of a prominent gentleman of Fresno, of
Witch the following is an extract: 1--WE have
had two agents i'll Los Angeles advocating the
advantages of Fresno county. There are hun
dreds yet unsettled as to final location. Wenow
expect to work up grand boom for Fresno
As You have doubtless noticed in the papers,
San Jose is taking forward step in the matter
by having, under the jurisdiction of its Board of
Trade, organized an immigration Association
and appointed Messrs. Merriam and Powell to
proceed to Los Angeles for like purpose. Mr.
Powell called upon me yesterday and stated he
had already located an agency in Los Angeles
and would start Immediately for his new field OF
operations.
Although we have rot as yet had any direct
with the good people of Stock
ton, we are unofficially informed that they have
already raised a considerable sum of money by
for the purpose of establishing an
agency in Los Angeles aud the time now seems
to be ripe for equally good work to be done by
the people of the whole northern portion of the
State, taking Sacramento as the principal piv-
otal point. l beg to submit the opinion that if
an agency properly managed is established in
Los Angeles for the next three months it will
bring forth good fruit, and result in great bene-
fit as compensation for the fund necessary for
such purpose, We have decided to put on sale
Mt Los Angeles excursion tickets to Stockton,
San Francisco. San Jose and prom
inent points south of Lathrop on set dates to be
hereafter arranged for, hoping that the first ex-
pertinent will be sufficient to warrant the sale
Of these excursion tickets two, three or four
times month.
Trusting your association will carry out the
plan suggested by some of its members. re-
main, very respectfully, T. II. GOODMAN.
1t is understood that San Francisco has
already promised to give 5000 towards
fund to maintain the office in Los Angeles,
and that some counties in Central Califor-
MIA have already pledged $25 per month to
aid in the project. This is certainly most
feasible and entirely practical plan of OPP
and should be at once Endorsed
and aided by every county in the Sacra-
mento valley and adjacent. Money so ex-
pended will be more effective in bringing
to this section of the State the desired
'prospectors," than through any other pos
sible agency. There should be no ques-
ton as to raising the necessary funds, nor
time lost in securing them and placing our
upon the grounds at the
earliest possible day.